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He sought to strengthen the parliamentary system and assert civilian control over national affairs, which resulted in tensions with the Zia administration, ultimately leading to his dismissal.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"18 August 1932","date":"1932-08-18"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q559952#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Sindhri","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25652684"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q559952#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"16 March 1993","date":"1993-03-16"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q559952#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Baltimore","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5092"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q559952#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Pakistan","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q843"},{"text":"British Raj","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q129286"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q559952#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"head of government","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2285706"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q559952#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Pakistan Muslim League (J)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7125640"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q559952#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"St Patrick's High School, Karachi","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6767341"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q559952#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Federal Minister for Interior (10 April 1985 – 21 May 1985)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109748850","start":"1985-04-10","end":"1985-05-21"},{"text":"Federal Minister for Defence (25 March 1985 – 29 May 1988)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5251233","start":"1985-03-25","end":"1988-05-29"},{"text":"Prime Minister of Pakistan (24 March 1985 – 29 May 1988)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q735575","start":"1985-03-24","end":"1988-05-29"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q559952#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Khan_Junejo","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q559952"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Muhammad Khan Junejo born?","a":"Muhammad Khan Junejo was born on 18 August 1932 in Sindhri."},{"q":"What positions has Muhammad Khan Junejo held?","a":"Positions held by Muhammad Khan Junejo include: Federal Minister for Interior (1985–1985); Federal Minister for Defence (1985–1988); Prime Minister of Pakistan (1985–1988)."},{"q":"Where did Muhammad Khan Junejo study?","a":"Muhammad Khan Junejo was educated at St Patrick's High School, Karachi."}],"related":[{"name":"Zulfikar Ali Bhutto","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/zulfikar-ali-bhutto"},{"name":"Iskander Mirza","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/iskander-mirza"},{"name":"Ayub Khan","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ayub-khan"},{"name":"Wasim Sajjad","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/wasim-sajjad"},{"name":"Abdus Sattar","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abdus-sattar"},{"name":"Imran Khan","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/imran-khan"},{"name":"Mir Hazar Khan Khosa","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/mir-hazar-khan-khosa"},{"name":"Pervez Musharraf","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pervez-musharraf"},{"name":"Zia-ul-Haq","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/zia-ul-haq"},{"name":"Yahya Khan","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/yahya-khan"},{"name":"Raja Pervez Ashraf","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/raja-pervez-ashraf"},{"name":"Zafarullah Khan Jamali","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/zafarullah-khan-jamali"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/muhammad-khan-junejo-1496b22e82.jpg","width":155,"height":196,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Unknown author Unknown author","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Muhammad_Khan_Junejo.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Muhammad Khan Junejo","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Khan_Junejo","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q559952","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q559952","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Muhammad Khan Junejo.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Muhammad_Khan_Junejo.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Muhammad Khan Junejo, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Muhammad Khan Junejo.jpg — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain.","cite":"\"Muhammad Khan Junejo\". DigiNepal. Last updated 10 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/muhammad-khan-junejo. Retrieved 10 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-10T07:58:29Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-10","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/muhammad-khan-junejo","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/muhammad-khan-junejo","ne":null}}